Leadership Group

  
Lloyd Smith

Lloyd Smith

Group Chief Executive
BA (Distinction), Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.
Councillor, AbaF. Member, AICD. Corporate Member, AIM.

Lloyd Smith has over 25 years experience in senior level executive search and human resources consulting within key industry sectors throughout Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and the United Kingdom. His extensive experience in the recruitment of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chairman and Non-Executive Director roles, including expertise in corporate governance assignments involving structure, strategy and Board composition, have established his reputation as one of the Asia Pacific region’s premier human resource professionals.

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Michael McAnearney

Chief Executive, International Business
BPsych, University of Western Australia. 
Member, AICD, Corporate Member, AIM.

Michael McAnearney has forged senior executive relationships within a broad range of industries, most notably the mining and oil & gas sectors. Michael McAnearney has led Gerard Daniels throughout regional locations of Europe, Middle East & Africa and The Americas and is responsible for international development of the business.

Andrew Mann
Andrew Mann

Managing Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa
BSc (Hons), Southampton University, UK.

Andrew Mann has a comprehensive background in international executive search for global clients in a range of industry sectors including; oil & gas, transportation, manufacturing, consumer services, supply chain management and business to business & retail financial services. Andrew commenced his career with British Steel before moving to Mitsui, the Japanese trading firm. Andrew spent a number of years in oilfield services, supplying goods and services to international oil & gas operators.

Tony Taylor
Tony Taylor

Managing Director, Asia Pacific
BBus, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.


Area of Specialisation
Managing Directors, Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Company Secretaries, Treasury & Tax, Senior Financial positions


Tony Taylor is a Chartered Accountant with 22 years tenure with an international accounting practice, having worked in both Australia and Asia. Tony’s experience includes leading a Tax and Legal Practice in Perth and a subsequent appointment in Singapore as a Regional Tax and Legal Director within the Asia Pacific region. Tony has acted as an Executive Director of two listed Australian companies and a Non-Executive Director of an emerging unlisted public company with international operations.

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Tim Moody

Managing Director, The Americas
BSc (Biology), University of Montevallo, Alabama.

Area of Specialisation
Industrial Services and Products, Engineering and Construction, Environmental Services, Oil & Gas


Tim Moody has more than 28 years of U.S. and international business and search experience, and has held executive positions at industry-leading global companies. Prior to joining Gerard Daniels, Mr Moody was partner and practice leader for a leading executive search firm in Houston, Texas, focused on the Energy and Natural Resources sectors.  In this role, he successfully led the search for and executed the placement of senior level executives around the world.

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Alison Gaines

Global Practice Leader, Board Consulting
Human Resource Planning
BA (Hons), MA (Public Policy), Murdoch University, Western Australia. LLB, University of Western Australia. Exec Cert, Fin & Acc.
Member, Corporate Governance Committee, Law Council Australia. Member, Board of Trustees, Francis Burt Law Education Centre
Fellow, AICD. Fellow, AIM.

Alison Gaines joined Gerard Daniels after 9 years as Chief Executive Officer of the Law Society of Western Australia. A State Finalist for the Telstra Business Women’s Award in 2000 and Inaugural Winner of the International Travelling Scholarship in 1999, Alison’s experience includes over 15 years in public sector, corporate strategic human resources, policy advisory and in tertiary lecturing roles. 


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